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The Dimple Machine – Made in Rochester

April 25th, 2014

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Who doesn’t find dimples irresistible? In 1936 Isabella Gilbert of Rochester NY invented a spring-loaded contraption that promised to “make a fine set” by pressing a pair of knobs into the cheeks.

Well I’d say that’s another one for the long list of groundbreaking innovations at Rochester Made . Thanks to Vicki Robinson for posting this fun fact to the RocSubway wall

Tags: dimple machine, invention, Isabella Gilbert, made in Rochester, Rochester, Rochester history, Rochester Made, Rochester NY, Vicki Robinson

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Jace Harr says:

May 13, 2014 at 3:41 am

This is fascinating! I wonder if it actually worked…

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After the Erie Canal was rerouted south of downtown Rochester, the Rochester Industrial & Rapid Transit Railway (the “subway”) was built in its place as a link between the five different railroads and interurban trolley lines that served the Rochester area. As the industrial landscape of Rochester changed, and highways replaced the railroads, the Rochester subway gradually became a relic of a bygone era. In 1956 the subway was abandoned and much of its route was converted into Interstate 490 — built to connect Rochester with the New York State Thruway (I-90).
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